K.S.Rao, R.V.Rao & Pankaj K. Aggarwal: Development in solid wood use from plantation species in building material. Workshop on National Council for Cement and Building Materials 25-26 June 2002 organised by NCCB Hyderabad and BIS New Dehli at Bangalore.

B. Taraknadha, Pankaj K. Aggarwal & K.S.Rao: Influence of water repellents on the performance of CCA treated wood in a tropical marine environment. Proceedings III international symposium on “Wood surface and finshing” held at Kyoto University, Japan during 24-26 Nov, 2004. pp 251-258.

Pankaj K. Aggarwal, Ajay Karmarkar & S.S.Chauhan: Longitudinal growth strain and its relationship with age and height in Eucalyptus tereticornis. Accepted for presentation in National Seminar on Wood Substitution through Engineered Wood, Bamboo and other lignocellulosics to be held at IPIRTI on 17th December, 2004.

Pankaj K. Aggarwal, Suresh Gairola and K.S.Rao (2005): Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Management of Mangrove Forests in India. Proceedings of the National Workshop held at Visakhapatnam in Feb 2004.

Completed Projects (Only PI):

Investigation on the the effect of growth stresses for better processing of plantation timbers.

A rapid and non-destructive technique for estimating growth strains in trees and logs

Transfer of forestry and wood science Technology to the rural and sectoral communities of eastern plains of Karnataka.
Forestry Extension: a). Research extension linkages b). Programmes to provide technical support and general public awareness